The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian:1986 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди женщин) was hosted by the

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from August 8–17, 1986. The USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.

Venues

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Minsk Sports Palace Minsk Sports Palace is an indoor sports arena, located in Minsk, Belarus. The arena seats 4,842 spectators and opened in 1966. It hosts various indoor events, including HC Dynamo Minsk and the Kontinental Hockey League before Minsk-Arena was co ...

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Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

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Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final four

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Awards

References

External links

1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
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